Where does “szczyr” come from?

szczyr (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic ščirъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kei̯ro-.

szczyr (Polish): mercury

Definitions

  1. mercury

Ancestry of “szczyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicščirъblite; mercury; sincere, frank
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kei̯ro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kei̯ro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ščirъ →